2009 Iranian presidential election protests

Pictures of the protests

Protests against the results of the controversial 2009 Iranian presidential election (Persian: اعتراضات علیه نتایج انتخابات ریاست جمهوری سال ۱۳۸۸), a controversial victory by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad happened in major cities nationwide from 2009 into early 2010.[1]

The protests were titled the Iranian Green Movement (Persian: جنبش سبز Jonbesh-e Sabz) by its supporters and Persian Awakening, Persian Spring or Green Revolution.[2][3][4]

Protests began the night of 12 June 2009. Ahmadinejad called the protests a little more than "passions after a soccer match".[5]

The Iranian government confirmed the deaths of 36 people during the protests,[6] while unconfirmed reports by Mousavi supporters allege at least 72 deaths (over twice as many) in the three months following the election.

References

  1. ↑ "Iran election protests turn violent". CNN. 13 June 2009. Archived from the original on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
  2. ↑ I speak for Mousavi. And Iran by Mohsen Makhmalbaf, The Guardian, 19 June 2009
  3. ↑ "Fars News Agency". Fars News. 22 June 2009. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
  4. ↑ Yarshater, Ehsan Persia or Iran, Persian or Farsi Archived 2010-10-24 at the Wayback Machine, Iranian Studies, vol. XXII no. 1 (1989)
  5. ↑ "Iranian leader: Fiery clashes over election 'not important'". USA Today. 14 June 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  6. ↑ "Iran official says 36 killed in post-vote unrest". AFP. 10 September 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2011.